Berlin budget closing in on revenue gap

Current tax rate included, but changes still likely with public hearing on horizon

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer

(April 13, 2023) With a public hearing scheduled for later this month, the Berlin mayor and Town Council are still trying to find ways to reduce the town’s budget deficit, but the message coming from them remains that residents should expect to pay more.

During the first reading of the FY24 tax rate ordinance during the mayor and council meeting on Monday, Mayor Zack Tyndall praised his colleagues and the department heads for the work they have done so far to pare down what was a much higher deficit originally, but couldn’t yet offer solid figures for the residents on the new tax rate.

“Some form of an increase this fiscal year (is very likely) but we don’t know what that looks like as a whole,” he said. “Costs are just too fluid right at this moment that I don’t have a recommendation (right now).

“We’re trying to get our heads around certain costs. We want to mitigate the deficit as much as possible.”

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